COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stanton County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Stanton County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Stanton County is 100% smaller than Wayne County. Stanton County earns more, with a median household income $20,148 higher.
STANTON COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,7441,769,038−100% vs Wayne County
Population density132,891−2,878
Population growth-4.7%-1.5%−3.2 pts
Median age40.537.9+2.6
Male50.5%48.4%+2.1 pts
Female49.5%51.6%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born1.4%10.3%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.0%47.9%+41.1 pts
Black0.1%36.6%−36.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.0%6.9%+0.1 pts
Asian1.1%3.7%−2.5 pts
Other2.7%5.0%−2.3 pts
Median household income$80,687$60,539+$20,148
Per capita income$38,752$34,906+$3,846
Poverty rate9.4%20.8%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.493−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%27.6%−3.5 pts
Graduate degree7.4%10.8%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%8.7%−7.9 pts
Labor force participation66.2%59.2%+7.0 pts
Median home value$195,400$178,500+$16,900
Median gross rent$902$1,132−$230
Owner-occupied78.3%64.8%+13.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%12.5%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households29.6%49.1%−19.5 pts
Average commute22.324.7−2.4
Worked from home7.7%14.1%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured6.1%5.6%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025